Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-10
HOUSE OF CON MONS.
The Consideration of the Irish Crimes
Act Amendment Bill Resumed.
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T. NJ. Healey, in the House of Common,
this afternoon, asked what answer had been
returned by the government TO the letter o.
Patrick Esgsn, treasurer of the old land
league, Offering TO return TO Dublin and
stand trial for the charges against him, pro.
vided the venue in the case WAS not removed
from Dublin.
Col. King Harmon, parliamentary secre.
tsry for Ireland, replied thst no answer had
been sent for the reason that no letter had
been received.
hesley requested W. H. Smith. first lord
of the treasury, to state if il was the in,en.
ton of the government TO sanction the con.
duct Of Balfour, chief secretary for Ireland.
In deliberately sbstaining from coming into
the House till the questions on the paper re-
latiug to Ireland were all over.
Smith submitted that this sort Of a oses.
tion should not be put. The exigencies of
tho country, he said, required Balfour 70 al
tend to urgent business connected with his
department outside the House, and in the in
tervsl replies to questions respecting Irish
affairs were adequately given by the parlia-
mentsry under secretary, Col, King Harmon
Healey-lf my friends and l are to be left
to the mercies OF this orangemaa, shall di-
rect stte ntion TO the matter.
SPeaher Ieeie- l MS interruption Is most
unparliamentsry
Arthur OConnor, member for East Done
gal, intimated that in consequence of the at.
titude of the government on the Times
charges, he refused TO continue to serve as \
member OF the committee of inquiry into the
civil service.
The House then went into committee and
the consideration of the Irish crimes act
anne ndment bill was resumed.
Mr.. Clancy, Irish national member, mo ved
an amendment to the effect that the msgis-
terial inquiries into cases of alleged crime
under the bill be conducted in public.
Baltour opposed his
Clancey's amendment was rejected-lSS to
1871
After several minor amendments were
disposed of Hesley moved that anyone frivi-
lously summoned or needlsssly detained as a
witness could hold action for compensation
against the magistrate.
The attorney general opposed the amend.
ment.
James Stuart, home rule radical, moved to
report progress.
W. II. Smith objected on the ground that
the amendments to the first section should
first be dealt with.
Morley supported the motion.
hubbub ensued ending in division
which resulted in the rejection of the motion
-249 to l76.
Healey then asked the government to state
their views on his amendment.
Smith replied that their answer had al
ready been given, He then moved for clio.
ture. The motion was adopted-249 to 10
Chamberlain, having returned to the
unionists, will now determine what amend
ments they will propose to the crimes bill.
Healy's amendment was rejected, 250 tc
$50.
Labouchere moved to report the progress
The motion was rejected, 24S to 10.
Robert Wallace. member for East Edin.
burgh, home ruler, moved that the chairman
leave the chair.
Conybeare, radical, supported the motion.
Smith again proposed the cloture; carried
24S to 100.
Wallace's motion was negatived, 245 to
1862.
Smith moved to put the question on the
whole of the remaining portion of the nrst
section of the bill.
The chairman declined to put the cloture
because of the six anne ndments which the
motion would exclude.
The decision was received with loud and
prolonged cheers from the opposition.
At 430 A. M. the House was still sitting.
Eventually Smiths cloture motion was put
and agreed to and the progress reported amid
loud cheers.
Bradlaugh has inaugurated u movement
in favor OF the second reading of the oaths
bill
Lord Harrington and the bulk of the
unionists have decided to support the move
men..